If your profession or the specific work you do is regulated to protect our citizens,
additional licenses, permits or special registrations may be required before you
begin business operations. The resources available from this page should help
you locate the additional state requirements for your business work. Because
state agencies are not required to report licensing requirements to the Business
for West Virginia project, this site cannot guarantee that every requirement is
listed here.

Select one search method to locate specific requirements
for licenses, permits and special registrations.

If your profession or occupation usually requires licensing before you offer your
services, you may search by category to locate individual licenses and links to
the agencies or licensing boards that regulate that work.

When the work activity is regulated, specific permits, licenses or registrations
may be required before operations begin. Learn how to comply with state requirements
in a variety of areas by searching these categories.

This keyword search will locate any license or permit if the keyword is found either
in the license name or the description of the license. If your search does
not include the results you expect, try using a part of the keyword. For example,
"med" will return licenses with medical, medicine, and medicinal in
the name or description.